They must have covered the whole country,growing up in Devon I saw them in Tiverton picking up from Lloyd Maunder’s meat works and Poultry Packers chicken plant. Jeez what a stink,you could smell them before they passed you…
I always wondered who they were as they weren’t sign written.
DEANB:
Dont know who the haulier was with the Leyland but they used to go around all the butchers shops
and collect all of the offal and old meat. Used to stink.
looks like mulders from atherstone.
9Gower Kitchens and bedrooms Scania draw-bar.
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Fields Transport Volvo F7.
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Climax Marathon.
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County Waste Disposal Bedford.
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Centuary Oils Bedford TM.
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Crowthers mighty 141 passing Memory Lane Cakes Roadtrain.
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Blue Dart GUY big J.
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Whitehead & Dutton Seddon Atkinson.
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Blue Circle Cement Routeman.
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HRS:
And a depot at Widnes Dock. They used to act as a dealership disposing of their used vehicles, mainly through adverts in the transport press. Apparently, main dealers were loath to offer a decent trade-in price after a couple of years hauling the whiffy stuff.
Hi ROF,
Yep ! sorry to say there was no sensible market for “smelly” trucks, steam away all day and it made little difference so we had to get them undewriten by a dealer and that let to silly money offered to the operater.
I had dealings with on in Portchester who made glue out of cows horns and I had to make my visit the last one of the day. happy smelly days long gone. harvey
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Glad to say I only ever hauled two loads of “animal by-products” but they happened to both occur in the middle of a hot summer. If only I had a market for flies! 
I worked for de Mulders as drivers mate and later yard lad 1972/75 and later as a driver 1978/82 at their Bury depot. They bought the Widnes site in 1980 and after that Bury, which was only a transhipping site, was no longer needed and we were paid off in ones and twos over the next few years. Lindley Haulage from Nuneaton did much of the bulk work running greeves up to Donny from Nuneaton for further processing into meat and bonemeal and then across to Bury to backload. Then Dewsbury Haulage from Bury were called in, pulling PDM trailers eventually taking over from Lindleys and moving the stuff variously to Donny or occasionally Driffield as well as Nuneaton, eventually it all went into a new plant they built on the Doncaster site. The fat which was kept separate from the offal was collected every night by a wagon from Donny who trailer swopped and then went to Nuneaton(actually Hartshill) for the same .The last couple of years I was there I mainly drove a Buffalo wagon and drag skip loader doing two loads a day into Widnes from Manchester abbatoir, then it was a massive busy place now closed and used by storage companies I believe, or on one of three HIAB wagons like the Reiver, doing smaller slaughterhouses in the Northwest on holiday relief, though the Reiver we had at Bury really was the ultimate “gutless wonder” and had a hilly run from New Mills up to Gisburn and east Lancashire in between, though not always on the same day thankfully. I worked with some mainly decent blokes there who were variously ex BRS/Humbers /Ancliff/ Reyners/ Suttons/Chapman group and others outfits more obscure I don’t recall or never knew. Depots were as far up as Darlington and down to Cornwall. Elsewhere on this thread there is a Gullivers Hire Fiat pulling a vacuum tanker which was a PDM wagon and collected blood for a place at Gloucester they had and came into Bury in 1981/82 where there was a static ex Tallow tanker used for storage for blood mainly collected from Borthwicks massive place at Colne. There is also a carrier on here from Marlborough who loaded out of Bristol and Exeter depots for Widnes. When I left in 82 gross was around £190-£200 for 5 and a half days maybe around 60 hours in total, though if your run didn’t need a Saturday you could stay at home but at double time on a Saturday, some working was always “necessary”. It was rough work but If a driver got over the first day they would usually stay. I didn’t bother me as I grew up on a farm and my dad was a cattle dealer and was around slaughterhouses/knacker yards(and wagons) as far back as I can remember. In fact I can’t get away from the job as I have been into Tesco at Widnes a few times recently and I can still smell what is now called SARIA, and I believe is no longer owned by PDM. further up the estate.
My Dad and Grandpa both worked for John Knights in Silvertown which were part of PDM, I grew up with the 'aroma" of rotting flesh, so it was just like old times when I started doing it myself, i mainly did BSE cattle which wasn’t that bad, freshly killed and it was the whole carcass less blood and hide, so there was a lot of meat in there, not just guts and the small wasn’t that bad.
A load of pig guts that’s been sat for a while is a whole different story though, that will have passers by actually puking as you sit in traffic. I once took the mrs with me (the MK1 model) and she was fine until we got to Mansetter (Nuneaton) and backed into the air lock, the floor was 2" deep in maggots and when I jumped back in after tipping I found her under my quilt with her head in her armpit sniffing her deodorant as she wasn’t to keen on the whiff lol.
It was a good job, decent money, a log book and if you’re careful you don’t get the stink inside your cab. I have been covered from head to toe in all manner of filth though, once from a cows lung that had been dropped over one of the support bars in the tipper body, as I heaved it over to get it out it burst when it hit the floor and I was splattered with putrified snot, but the worst one was when I undone the last twistlock on the tailgate and it jumped over the cam lock and disgorged its contents all over me, I was nearly swept into the bin, which was 20’ deep and brimming with pig guts. Not the most pleasant experience I must say!
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newmercman:
My Dad and Grandpa both worked for John Knights in Silvertown which were part of PDM, I grew up with the 'aroma" of rotting flesh, so it was just like old times when I started doing it myself, i mainly did BSE cattle which wasn’t that bad, freshly killed and it was the whole carcass less blood and hide, so there was a lot of meat in there, not just guts and the small wasn’t that bad.A load of pig guts that’s been sat for a while is a whole different story though, that will have passers by actually puking as you sit in traffic. I once took the mrs with me (the MK1 model) and she was fine until we got to Mansetter (Nuneaton) and backed into the air lock, the floor was 2" deep in maggots and when I jumped back in after tipping I found her under my quilt with her head in her armpit sniffing her deodorant as she wasn’t to keen on the whiff lol.
It was a good job, decent money, a log book and if you’re careful you don’t get the stink inside your cab. I have been covered from head to toe in all manner of filth though, once from a cows lung that had been dropped over one of the support bars in the tipper body, as I heaved it over to get it out it burst when it hit the floor and I was splattered with putrified snot, but the worst one was when I undone the last twistlock on the tailgate and it jumped over the cam lock and disgorged its contents all over me, I was nearly swept into the bin, which was 20’ deep and brimming with pig guts. Not the most pleasant experience I must say!
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Good God NMM,that’s aweful,what a job,there are some things in life that we as individuals are incapable of carrying out,and for me,there is no way I could contemplate having to put up with that,no way!
David
When I worked for a BMC dealership in Reading we used to look after the fleet of Harrison and Lucas who were hide and skin dealers based near the abbatoir. They had a few 7 ton FFK’s and the cabs rotted away very rapidly from the salt off of the hides and the metal throttle pedals didn’t last long either, they stank to high heaven even when empty and we dreaded them being in the garage overnight! One day one of them had a clutch go while loaded and we towed it in and they sent another truck to tranship the load, two drivers did this and neither wore gloves. Part way through one of them wiped his hand across his mouth and it turned white; “The salt gives me extra energy” was his comment! 
I had the job of replacing the clutch, blood dripped through the floorboards all the time and the propshaft was covered in congealed blood and meat, mother refused to wash my clothes away when I got home. Not my most pleasent job while employed there but it still sticks in the memory bank!
Pete.
The red Maggie a few pages back …discussion about who it was ……100% curries o Dumfries .driver should be Alex Beattie iirc.
5thwheel:
newmercman:
My Dad and Grandpa both worked for John Knights in Silvertown which were part of PDM, I grew up with the 'aroma" of rotting flesh, so it was just like old times when I started doing it myself, i mainly did BSE cattle which wasn’t that bad, freshly killed and it was the whole carcass less blood and hide, so there was a lot of meat in there, not just guts and the small wasn’t that bad.A load of pig guts that’s been sat for a while is a whole different story though, that will have passers by actually puking as you sit in traffic. I once took the mrs with me (the MK1 model) and she was fine until we got to Mansetter (Nuneaton) and backed into the air lock, the floor was 2" deep in maggots and when I jumped back in after tipping I found her under my quilt with her head in her armpit sniffing her deodorant as she wasn’t to keen on the whiff lol.
It was a good job, decent money, a log book and if you’re careful you don’t get the stink inside your cab. I have been covered from head to toe in all manner of filth though, once from a cows lung that had been dropped over one of the support bars in the tipper body, as I heaved it over to get it out it burst when it hit the floor and I was splattered with putrified snot, but the worst one was when I undone the last twistlock on the tailgate and it jumped over the cam lock and disgorged its contents all over me, I was nearly swept into the bin, which was 20’ deep and brimming with pig guts. Not the most pleasant experience I must say!
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Good God NMM,that’s aweful,what a job,there are some things in life that we as individuals are incapable of carrying out,and for me,there is no way I could contemplate having to put up with that,no way!
David
It’s not for everyone that’s for sure. Part way through the BSE crisis the MLC (Meat and Livestock Commission) insisted the meat part of the load be sprayed with a blue dye, apparently some unscrupulous people had been getting into the trailers and removing sides of beef to sell on!
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DEANB:
Dont know who the haulier was with the Leyland but they used to go around all the butchers shops
and collect all of the offal and old meat. Used to stink.9
Gower Kitchens and bedrooms Scania draw-bar.
8
Fields Transport Volvo F7.
7
Climax Marathon.
6
County Waste Disposal Bedford.
5
Centuary Oils Bedford TM.
4
Crowthers mighty 141 passing Memory Lane Cakes Roadtrain.
3
Blue Dart GUY big J.
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Whitehead & Dutton Seddon Atkinson.
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Blue Circle Cement Routeman.
Dean i have never seen this one before thanks for posting this on Regards Daz
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DEANB:
A couple of Renault bulkers. Blue one looks like Via Gellia Transport . Strange name.9
Tetlaw Mercedes low-loader.
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Belswains MAN.
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Button DAF.
Dean more great photos from you and paul Button Demolition was based in Hemel Hempstead Heatfordshire Howard was the owner of the company which was originally could W F Button
6SQ Environmental MAN.
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MJD MAN.
4
Solstor MAN.
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Anyone recognise the Hino tipper ■■?
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Gary Parsons DAF tipper from New Milton.
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W & S Reclycling Volvo.
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Thanks for all the comments chaps ! 
Anyone drive for Air products. We have had some good pics of their motors on here.
T & T Transport Volvo bulker.
B.T.S. Scania.
J.M.E.Scania.
Anyone recognise the 113 Scania ■■?
Dairy Farmers Transport Foden.
Trevor Pye Scania.
James Irlam DAF.
Eggleton DAF tipper.
Timbmet ERF.
Patten Bros Volvo bulker.
Anyone recognise the Volvo F88 ■■?
Havent had one of Kendricks on here for a while.
John Raymond Atkinson.
British Steel Crusader.
Anyone recognise the Atkinson. It says timber on headboard and has the initials WF on the front ■■?
Calders & Grandidge Foden.
K.Gaskell & Sons Maggie.
Anyone recognise the Marathon ■■?
Anyone recognise the ERF as says Hinckleys on the head board and has the initials KSR on the front ■■?
Wm Hatton Volvo F10.
DEANB:
T & T Transport Volvo bulker.9
B.T.S. Scania.
8
J.M.E.Scania.
7
Anyone recognise the 113 Scania ■■?
6
Dairy Farmers Transport Foden.
5
Trevor Pye Scania.
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James Irlam DAF.
3
Eggleton DAF tipper.
2
Timbmet ERF.
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Patten Bros Volvo bulker.
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Dean,
I’m sure you do it on purpose to keep us on our toes,but the Trevor Pye truck is a Volvo not a Scania!
David
